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Docker is a great solution for people that like docker. However, there is still a large barrier of entry to using the docker image as compared to a php5 impleme
by really3452 7y ago
Docker is a great solution for people that like docker. However, there is still a large barrier of entry to using the docker image as compared to a php5 implementation.
My point is that a php5 solution would make one of these federated social network implementations accessible to a much larger audience.
- rglullis 7y agoIt would also make it accessible to all of the hackers that are more than using to exploit shitty apps implemented in PHP5. (I am half-trolling. I know that it is possible to write insecure code in any language, but the mix of PHP + popular codebases + "you can run anywhere you want" is a recipe for disaster)
- r1ch 7y agoPHP 5 is also end of life and no longer receiving security updates. It's arguably one of the worst targets for new development.
- mxuribe 7y agoSo, I'll go out on a limb and assume that the original comments were related to php in general (say, the latter 7 versions - which are faster and receiving more updates/patches, etc.)...which tends to be a platform that is more easily accessible for most.
- rglullis 7y agoYeah, I know. I am making no distinction though. I've been burned by Wordpress already, even with installations without any sort of plugins whatsoever. It will take many more years before I ever get to trust any code that is PHP (no matter the version) and that is open source. Its "easiness to get deployed" still translates in my head to "it is easy to be vulnerable without developers knowing" and I think the language is in an evolutionary dead-end anyway.
- mxuribe 7y agoYeah, as much as i like and use php myself, I have to admit that you're not wrong. My hope is that present and future languages and associated environments get as easy to setup/deploy as php, BUT are more secure, prevent practitioners from shooting themselves in the foot, etc.